All articles by Robin Mannering – Page 27
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NewsCo-operative Group invests £50m in long-term price cuts
The Co-operative Group has cut the price of hundreds of products in a £50m long-term investment.
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NewsRetailers urged to get behind plastic-free campaign
Independent retailers have been urged to capitalise on the government’s plastic reduction agenda.
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NewsRetail property sales up but value down in 2017
The value of the retail property market dipped in 2017 but demand was significantly up on the previous year, driven by the forecourt sector, according to specialist agents Christie & Co.
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NewsUK coffee market grew by 7.3% in 2017, report reveals
The UK coffee shop market grew in turnover by 7.3% to £9.6bn in 2017, according to a new report.
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NewsMan arrested over ATM explosion outside c-store
A man has been arrested in relation to an ATM explosion outside a Premier store in Clydebank, Scotland, which left another man critically injured.
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NewsDiscounter B&M announces strong Q3 like-for-like sales
Fast-growing discounter B&M has announced a 12.9% increase in like-for-like third quarter sales across its 569 UK stores.
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NewsSouthern Co-op announces 6% Christmas sales growth
The Southern Co-operative has reported a 6% increase in like-for-like sales for the three-week Christmas period ending 6 January 2018.
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Features and analysisMergers of convenience
The Tesco and Booker merger set the c-store sector on a course of consolidation, sparking a flurry of supply deals and takeovers. C-Store asks retailers their views on how they see the activity affecting their businesses.
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NewsTeenager charged with murder of London c-store worker
Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with the murder of a convenience store worker in north London who refused to sell a group of teenagers cigarette papers.
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NewsFresh food prices up by 2% in December
Fresh food inflation increased to 2.0% year on year in December, as overall shop prices continued to decline, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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NewsMPs call for 25p levy on disposable coffee cups
MPs have called on the government to introduce a 25p levy on disposable coffee cups to “kick start a revolution in recycling”.
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NewsNisa launches new year healthy living campaign
Nisa has launched a healthy living marketing campaign that will run in-store and online until 21 January.
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NewsMount Elgon challenge to raise funds for Farm Africa
Thirteen leading figures in the food industry will walk an unexplored route across an extinct volcano straddling the Uganda-Kenya border this January, to raise funds for Farm Africa.
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NewsWilliam Reed acquires Pro-Retail trademark
C-Store publisher William Reed has acquired the trademark Pro-Retail from the Palmer & Harvey (P&H) administrators for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsNisa enjoys Christmas sales boom in wake of P&H collapse
Nisa Retail has announced a 17.7% increase in sales in the 10-week Christmas period after picking up new customers in the wake of the Palmer & Harvey collapse.
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NewsC-stores struggling to access services due to poor credit ratings
More than half of convenience store owners (55%) are struggling to access goods and services due to poor credit ratings, according to new research.
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NewsMFG expands network with acquisition of 14 forecourt sites
Forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group has announced the acquisition of 14 sites from Golden Cross Group Limited, adding to a raft of site purchases completed earlier in the year.
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NewsBan on card payments surcharging looms
Retailers will no longer be able to charge customers to use credit or debit cards in store from 13 January.
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NewsCentral England Co-op's food bank appeal attracts 60,000+ donations
Customers and members of Central England Co-operative have donated more than 60,000 items to the Society’s Christmas food bank appeal.
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NewsMRH signs Booker supply deal and extends Budgens tie-up
Forecourt operator MRH has signed a deal with Booker to supply 370 stores previously serviced by collapsed wholesaler Palmer & Harvey - and to roll out its retail partnership with Budgens to a further six sites.